Culture is alive and well in Summerlin. Together, the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center and the Donald W. Reynolds Cultural Center, home of Nevada Ballet Theatre, serve as the cultural cornerstone of this master planned community. Summerlin is one of the few communities in the country that is home to professional regional dance troupes and a performing arts center.
Both the Summerlin Library and the Donald W. Reynolds Cultural Center are distinctive for their architecture as well as their programming. The library, designed by Robert Fielden, was the recipient of the 1994 Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Award as the best public/private special use facility. The dance center, designed by Tom Schoeman, features a strikingly unique curved linear shape. A ballet barre runs along the outside wall of the building adding to its architectural interest.
The classical bronze dance sculptures by Mario Jason that grace the foyer and entrance to the dance center are in good company with Rita Deanin Abbey’s massive contemporary bronze sculpture that stands at the entrance to the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center.
